August 2015
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Communicator Earns
National Recognition
Annual DDDC
recalculation goes
into effect Sept. 1
Savannah Chandler, Walton EMC Natural Gas communications
coordinator, has been honored for her work in the recent
Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) annual
communications contest.
A portion of your Walton
EMC Natural Gas bill is a base
charge from Atlanta Gas Light
(AGL). This charge is regulated by
the Georgia Public Service
Commission and does not vary by
marketer. Base charges represent
the cost of delivering gas to your
home or business, pipeline
maintenance and meter reading.
“To be recognized as a standout among the high caliber of
CCA’s marketers and communicators is incredibly rewarding,”
said Chandler.
Chandler brought home first-place honors in the broadcast
advertising category for the 2014
“Big Gift” campaign, third place in
the campaigns and programs
category for last year’s natural gas
advertising campaign and third
place in the photo feature category
for her photo “Highline Cowboy.”
Factored into the base rate is the
Dedicated Design Day Capacity
(DDDC) charge, which covers
common costs of delivering gas to
your home. DDDC is based on each
customer’s demand on the coldest
day of the year. This method is the
fairest way to allocate each
customer’s share of the delivery
system’s total cost.
“I’m especially proud of winning
the broadcast advertising category
for our natural gas company,”
said Chandler.
This year’s contest drew 703
entries from across the cooperative
spectrum that includes energy,
agriculture, telecommunications, food and banking. Chandler’s
awards bring Walton EMC’s 20-year total to 64.
QuickRead Version
DDDC Q&A
What is a Dedicated Design Day Capacity
charge (DDDC)? DDDC is factored into
your base rate and covers the costs of
delivering natural gas.
What is DDDC based on? A customer’s gas
use on the coldest day of the year.
Why is the DDDC recalculated each year?
A DDDC recalculation is required each year
and approved by the Georgia PSC.
How is DDDC determined? Past usage
patterns and gas appliances.
When Does the recalculation go into
effect Sept. 1, 2015.
Each year, AGL recalculates DDDC
for every customer account to
ensure the data represents the most
recent usage patterns. This process is
now complete for the upcoming year and
will go into effect for billing after Sept. 1.
CCA is an organization of 350 professionals who communicate for
cooperatives. Through professional development opportunities,
association members excel in communications disciplines
including writing, photography, video and graphic design.
Visit atlantagaslight.com
for more information.
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gas up the stove
Maryland Crab
Meat Casserole
¼ teaspoon lemon zest
Monroe 842 US Hwy. 78 NW
1 tablespoon pimento, minced
Snellville 3645 Lenora Church Rd.
1 tablespoon green
pepper, minced
Watkinsville 2061-D Hog Mountain Rd.
½ cup butter
½ teaspoon celery salt
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
½ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons onion, minced
1 egg, beaten
3 cups crab meat
Allen Powers
½ cup bread
crumbs
Director of Gas Operations
½ cup sharp
cheddar cheese, grated
Commercial Accounts Only
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter on low to medium heat. Stir
in flour until smooth. Add milk and cook until thick. Add onion, lemon
zest, pimentos, green pepper, celery salt, table salt and pepper. Temper
the beaten egg by mixing it with two tablespoons of hot flour mixture. Add
the egg and combine. Fold in crab, top with cheese and bread crumbs.
Bake dish for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Submitted by Emerson Tolbert of Stone Mountain. Featured recipes are not
independently tested so we must depend on the accuracy of the cooks sending them.
Always use safe food handling, preparation and cooking procedures from the
recognized experts.
Philip Peters
Savannah Chandler, MCC
Communications Coordinator
The best recipe entry each month
will appear in the Gas Up the Stove
section of the Gasette and receive
a FREE COOKBOOK.
Send name, address and recipes to:
Walton EMC Natural Gas
Attn: Recipe P.O. Box 260
Monroe, GA 30655
or [email protected]
Greg Brooks, MCC
Community and Public Relations Director
Call Atlanta Gas Light
to report gas leaks or
emergencies anytime.
Inside Metro Atlanta 770-907-4231
Outside Metro Atlanta 877-427-4321
Walton EMC received the highest numerical score among residential natural gas service providers in Georgia in the proprietary J.D. Power & Associates 2011–2013 Georgia Natural Gas Retailer Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM. 2013 study
based on responses from 2,944 consumers measuring nine providers and measures opinions of consumers with their natural gas service provider. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in July and
October 2012 and January and April 2013. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.